Almost all the moral good which is left among us i — Samuel Johnson

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 7 April 1775 Life is surely given us for higher purposes than to gather what our ancestors have wisely thrown away, and to learn what is of no value but because it has been forgotten. ♥ 2 There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence. ♥ 1 [ On the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland :] Worth seeing, yes; but not worth going to see.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. Winston Churchill It is forbidden to kill; therefore, all murderers are punished unless they kill large numbers to the sound of trumpets. Voltaire From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity. Edvard Munch He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. Aristóteles